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MI 157 International SCHOOL BUS
(USA #47 1985-1997, ROW #47 1987-1994,
USA/ROW #12 1998, USA #1 1999,
USA #31 2000, Japan #98 1985-1987,
Multipack 1992-1997, USA ASAP 1998-2001)

Variation numbers are based on Charlie Mack's Matchbox 1-75 Catalog 1969-date.

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MI157-real.jpg
the real vehicle
pic from
Wikipedia
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MI157-004a.jpg
001/003-006 yel.
School District 2
#47
1985-1988
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MI157-001rea.jpg
001 yellow
School District 2
open lower door win.
USA #47
1985
MI157-004rea.jpg
004/005 yellow
School District 2
cast lower door win.
#47
1986-1988
MI157-007a.jpg
007 olive
06181988
MB USA Convention
USA promotional
1988
MI157-008a.jpg
008 yellow
School District 2
Chef Boyardee
USA promotional
1988
MI157-009a.jpg
009 orng.-yel.
School District 2
with red lights
#47
1989-1992
MI157-009rea.jpg
009 orng.-yel.
School District 2
with red lights
#47
1989-1992
MI157-011a.jpg
011 orng.-yel.
1+2=3 abc
lime & red wheels
My First Matchbox
1990
MI157-012a.jpg
012 orng.-yel.
1+2=3 abc
lime & blue wheels
My First Matchbox
1990-1991
MI157-020a.jpg
020 orng.-yel.
1+2=3 abc
all lime wheels
My First Matchbox
1992-1993
MI157-014a.jpg
014 orng.-yel.
St. Paul
Public Schools
USA promotional
1991
MI157-015a.jpg
015 blue
Police 88
USA Action Pack
1991-1992
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MI157-016a.jpg
016 dk. blue
Hofstra University
USA promotional
1992
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MI157-017a.jpg
017 yellow
Harvey World Travel
AUS promotional
1992
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MI157-018a.jpg
018 dk. orange
School District 2
USA Sam's Club
1992
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MI157-019a.jpg
019 whi. & dk. blue
Penn State
USA WR
1992-1993
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MI157-021a.jpg
021 orng.-yel.
School District 2
without red lights
#47
1993
MI157-021rea.jpg
021 orng.-yel.
School District 2
without red lights
#47
1993-1994
MI157-022a.jpg
022 dk. pink
Mt. Laurel
Pre-School
USA Coll. Choice
1994
MI157-023a.jpg
023 orng.-yel.
School District 2
without front tampo
USA #47
1995
MI157-023rea.jpg
023 orng.-yel.
School District 2
without rear tampo
USA #47
1995
MI157-024a.jpg
024 orng.-yel.
School District 2
black grille
USA #47
1995-1996
MI157-025a.jpg
025 orng.-yel.
Carpenter
High School
USA #47
1996
MI157-026a.jpg
026 met. gold
no tampo
USA 75 Challenge
1997
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MI157-027a.jpg
027 orng.-yel.
MB Elem. School
red interior
5p City Streets
1997-1998
MI157-028a.jpg
028 olive
06181988
blue windows
Commando
found in China
MI157-030a.jpg
030 orng.-yel.
Go Team Go
USA #47
1997
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MI157-032a.jpg
032 orng.-yel.
no side tampo
USA ASAP blank
1998-2001
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MI157-035a.jpg
035 lemon
Go Team Go
green interior
#12
1998
MI157-037a.jpg
037/038 orng.-yel.
Go Ridge Go
USA #1
1999
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MI157-049rea.jpg
049 orng.-yel.
St. Thomas Elem.
School/MB2000
USA #31
2000
MI157-050a.jpg
050 orng.-yel.
St. Thomas
Elem. School
USA #31
2000
MI157-051a.jpg
051 orange
MB Elem. School
Fanta
CN promotional
1998
MI157-055a.jpg
055 orng.-yel.
MB Elem.
green interior
USA Pleasant Book
2000-2001
MI157-058bxRow.jpg
058 lemon
Horlicks
HK promotional
2000
pic from eBay
MI157-001-004rea.jpg
yellow
School District 2
open & cast
lower door window
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MI157-005-006rea.jpg
yellow
School District 2
with & without
"Y" in Emergency
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MI157-005-009.jpg
yellow &
orng.-yel.
School District 2
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MI157-frt.jpg
orng.-yel.
School District 2
with & without
red lights &
without front tampo
MI157-rea.jpg
orng.-yel.
School District 2
with & without
red lights &
without rear tampo
MI157-007-028.jpg
shades of
olive
06181988
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MI157-011-012-020.jpg
orng.-yel.
1+2=3 abc
lime/red,
lime/blue &
all lime wheels
MI157-021-018.jpg
orng.-yel. &
dk. orange
School District 2
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MI157-027-051.jpg
orng.-yel. &
orange
MB Elem. School
without & with
Fanta
MI157-030-035.jpg
orng.-yel. &
lemon
Go Team Go
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MI157-049-050.jpg
orng.-yel.
St. Thomas
Elem. School
with & without
MB2000 logo
MI157-bpla.jpg
black
Macau & China
bases
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MI157-bplb.jpg
black
China bases
without & with
batch number
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MI157-bat.jpg
black
China bases
different
batch number
locations

Variation listing (MS Word)

This model was used as a basis for Code 2 issues, among them those by ASAP and ColorComp, which are beyond the scope of this website.
They can be viewed on Shabbir Malik's website

Models with Mattel bases are beyond the scope of this website.

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